Abstract
We examine how the cost of issuing equity affects bank lending. Using the SEC deregulation that allowed exchange listed firms with public float less than $75 million to raise equity via shelf registrations as a quasi-natural experiment, we show that the affected banks increase mortgage lending relative to control banks. Furthermore, we find that MSAs with more lending from affected banks experience higher house price growth rates than other MSAs.
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